Utilization of crystal lattice cavities of host deoxycholic acid for achieving photochromism of guest salicylideneanilines in the crystal state
Abstract
Salicylideneanilines have been easily incorporated in the crystal lattice cacities formed by deoxycholic acid molecules to yield clathrate compounds, which exhibit photochromism irrespective of the photosensitivity of the starting Schiff bases in the crystal state.